Holidays

Start with how holidays work, then find your province or territory.

How holidays work

• How holiday pay works

  On a statutory holiday, you may get holiday pay, usually a day's wage, whether or not you work. If you do work, you're also paid a premium for those hours.

• Your contract's own holidays

  Many collective agreements pay more holidays than the law, or have their own rules on who qualifies. Set your contract's holidays so Paycheq pays the right days.

• How do my two vacation balances work?

  Paycheq tracks two vacation balances: vacation pay saving up this year, and last year's saving you have left to use.

Your province or territory

• Alberta

  9 general holidays

• British Columbia

  11 statutory holidays

• Manitoba

  9 general holidays

• New Brunswick

  8 public holidays

• Newfoundland and Labrador

  6 paid public holidays

• Northwest Territories

  11 statutory holidays

• Nova Scotia

  6 paid holidays

• Nunavut

  11 general holidays

• Ontario

  9 public holidays

• Prince Edward Island

  8 paid holidays

• Saskatchewan

  10 public holidays

• Yukon

  11 general holidays

• Holidays in the federal sector

  If you work in a federally regulated workplace, such as a bank, airline, railway, telecom or interprovincial trucking company, the Canada Labour Code sets your holidays.